White House Lays Groundwork For GM BankruptcyCNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The White House began laying the groundwork Thursday for a historic bankruptcy filing by General Motors Corp.
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Sessions says Sotomayor comment is "troubling"USA Today - 3 hours ago
The Senate Republican who is charged with grilling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor during her confirmation hearings told USA TODAY's Matt Kelley this morning that she needs to explain a 2001 speech in which she said a "wise Latina woman" might ...
Conservatives, liberals take sides on Sotomayor The Associated Press
Hatch says high court pick Sotomayor not racist, but may be ... Salt Lake Tribune
San Jose middle school student reaches final of national Spelling BeeSan Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago
By Mark Gomez WASHINGTON - MAY 28: Ramya Auroprem (L) of San Jose, California, hi-fives with Alex Clifton Wells (R) of San Diego, California, after she correctly spelled the word "purlieu" during round four of the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee ...
Va. Student Earns Spot in Spelling Bee Final Washington Post
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Iranian Media: 20 Killed in Blast at Sh'ite Mosque in Iran
Voice of America - 49 minutes ago
By VOA News An Iranian news agency says 20 people have been killed and 55 others wounded in a suicide attack at a Shi'ite mosque in southeastern Iran.
Explosion in mosque kills 15 in southeast Iran The Associated Press
Bombing attacks in Pakistan kill 10
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
Mohammad Sajjad / AP Bomb blasts rocked the Qissa Khawani market in Peshawar, Pakistan, in the early evening as shoppers milled about the area's shops.
Terrorists launch second wave of 'revenge' attacks in Pakistan Telegraph.co.uk
Israeli Arab committee slams 'racist, fascist' bills
Ha'aretz - 1 hour ago
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent The Higher Arab Monitoring Committee has scheduled an emergency meeting on Saturday in light of recent law proposals submitted by right wing Knesset members, in particular a bill proposing to outlaw the marking of ...
Obama visit: Abbas brings Palestinian cause, but not support, to ... Christian Science Monitor
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Bredesen will veto guns-in-bars bill; sponsor sees override
Knoxville News Sentinel - 49 minutes ago
By News Sentinel staff NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen says he will veto a bill allowing patrons to carry weapons into Tennessee restaurants and bars.
Tenn. governor to veto guns-in-bars bill USA Today
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Abramson's proposed budget calls for 119 layoffs, other cost cutting
Bizjournals.com - 39 minutes ago
Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson's proposed $828 million budget for fiscal 2010 includes a variety of cost-cutting measures, including the elimination of 528 government positions - 119 that are filled and 409 that are vacant.
Abramson budget calls for 119 layoffs Louisville Courier-Journal
Obama will host next G-20 summit - In Pittsburgh
USA Today - 2 hours ago
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs just announced that the next G-20 summit will be Sept. 24 and 25 in Pittsburgh. The economic problems of the Steel City and western Pennsylvania make it "a good place to highlight" the challenges of the global ...
US to host next G-20 summit in Pittsburgh The Associated Press
AOL Is Worth Half of Facebook, 5% of Google as Merger Is Undone
Bloomberg - 37 minutes ago
By Jeff Kearns May 28 (Bloomberg) -- AOL, eight years after the Internet service linked up with Time Warner Inc. in a $124 billion merger, is now worth half as much as Facebook Inc. and less than 5 percent of Google Inc. Facebook, ...
aol's Main Hurdle Is To Turn Traffic Into Dollars Wall Street Journal
Target Says Incumbent Directors Re-Elected
Wall Street Journal - 35 minutes ago
By KERRY E. GRACE and KEVIN KINGSBURY Target Corp. said Thursday a preliminary count shows shareholders "by a comfortable margin" appear to have re-elected the company's four incumbent directors and backed a Target proposal to set the board's size at ...
Dell's Sales Miss Analysts' Estimates on Slumping PC Demand
Bloomberg - 14 minutes ago
By Connie Guglielmo May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Dell Inc., the world's second-largest maker of personal computers, reported sales that missed analysts' estimates after shoppers put off buying new PCs.
Dell's Profit Falls 63% Amid PC Slump Wall Street Journal
Bing Launches. Sort Of.
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By chris.thompson - The Big Money Today's the big day for Bing, the new search engine that Microsoft (MSFT) rolled out today at the All Things Digital conference.
ALL THINGS DIGITAL:Microsoft Revamps Search Engine Wall Street Journal
Palm Pre To Come With Twitter Search And iTunes Sync
Washington Post - 31 minutes ago
The Palm Pre will be Twitter friendly. In a demo of the Palm Pre at the D7 conference a few minutes ago, Twitter search was showcased as one of its universal search options (along with Google and other search engines).
Palm shows Pre at D CNET News
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Hulu Releases Software Client for Mac, PC
PC World - 42 minutes ago
Hulu on Thursday announced Hulu Labs, a new section of the site that allows users to (beta test) play with new products and services as they are almost ready for prime time.
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Rihanna may testify in Chris Brown hearing June 22
Entertainment Weekly - 1 hour ago
Will the world finally hear Rihanna's first-person account of her alleged assault by ex Chris Brown, nearly five months after the February 8 incident?
Attorney: Rihanna will come to Chris Brown hearing The Associated Press
Review: 'Up'
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
SOMETHING'S AFLOAT: Russell, left, and Carl head off to parts unknown when Carl's house goes airborne with help from 20622 balloons.
Disney/Pixar does it again: 'Up' will enchant viewers of all ages New York Daily News
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Redmond ejected for arguing, then Varitek goes too
USA Today - 1 hour ago
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox both had their managers and catchers ejected during separate arguments in the seventh inning.
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Knapp: Magic's Howard has legitimate point
San Francisco Chronicle - 13 hours ago
Dwight Howard is right. Everyone foresaw Kobe and LeBron in the NBA Finals and expected Howard and Carmelo Anthony to wait their turn.
PCS: Guess what? Cleveland on brink of trivia fate CBSSports.com
Brady Shows Good Signs in Return to Practice
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By GREG BISHOP FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The Patriots' moves this off-season, including the trade that sent quarterback Matt Cassel to Kansas City, indicated the team's confidence in the full recovery of Tom Brady.
Brady happy to be back Boston Globe
Brady shows his stuff Boston Herald
Experts Debunk Four Common Myths About Swine Flu
ABC News - 8 hours ago
By JOSEPH BROWNSTEIN According to the World Health Organization, the virus has infected 13398 people and caused 95 deaths. The WHO has stated that countries should begin preparing for a possible pandemic and this week vaccine manufacturers for the ...
Health officials: Illinois man dies from swine flu Washington Post
New pregnancy guidelines bad news for obese women
Reuters - 4 hours ago
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obese women can safely gain just a small amount of weight when pregnant, but doctors need to do more to help women stay slim before they get pregnant, US policy advisers said on Thursday.
Group Tallies Families' 'Hidden Health Tax'
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
By PATRICK YOEST WASHINGTON -- The average family with health insurance in 2008 paid a "hidden health tax" of $1017 to cover the health-care costs of the uninsured, according to a report released Thursday by advocacy group Families USA.
Group Seeks Broader Coverage of Substance Abuse Treatments U.S. News & World Report
Chinese Grow Vexed by Pyongyang's Acts
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
By IAN JOHNSON and GORDON FAIRCLOUGH BEIJING -- China appears ready to support modest sanctions against North Korea in response to its nuclear test Monday, but while Beijing is showing increasing impatience it doesn't appear ready to support punishment ...
Draft UN resolution condemns N.Korea nuclear test guardian.co.uk
Slaughter in Sri Lanka
Times Online - 37 minutes ago
“Deeply disappointing” was how a human rights group yesterday described the vote in the United Nations Human Rights Council hailing the victory of the Sri Lankan Government.
Tamil Tiger chief's parents found BBC News
Obama says health care a must this year _ or never
The Associated Press - 58 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama warned Thursday that if Congress doesn't deliver health care legislation by the end of the year the opportunity will be lost, a plea to political supporters to pressure lawmakers to act.
Obama: Now or never on health care Politico